Equipment for a betta?

[Danno]

Well winter is comming on and I live in Upstate New York in the US (no, not in the busy rude city .....people.....). Since it gets around about 30 to -10 degrees here my house can't help to get cold inside. Normally its around 65 to 70 degrees inside my house so i NEED a heater. Nor doubt bout that. I have a 2.5 gallon tank planted with real plants (no plasic or silk) One has a 2.5 (female betta) One has a 2.5 (female betta) One has a 2.5 (male betta) One has a 2 (male betta). I really need a heater for these tanks. All the heaters I find are really really big ones with a high wattage. All i need is a itty bitty small heater . Also I was thinking about getting a small filter for each betta tank. I have a clearance of about 1 inch above each tank. They are all on shelves. But they look really kewl! Anyways....... Could someone suggest a place to get these mini equipment. Also I need a filter that wont creat to much of a current becuase bettas dont like current. I really need some help before my bettas turn into popsicles....fish flavored ones....

 

[rykitten]

I use 25W heaters for my 2.5 gal. tanks. Never had a problem. They do stick out of the top so I cut some acrylic to accomodate. Here's a link to Petsmart where I purchased mine:

Heaters

 

[GuppyDude]

i share your problme and have created a solution....buy a heating pad, put the betta bowl on top and then take a ziplock baggie, a big one, and cut the corners off, put it over the top of the bowl and the fish should stay quite happy. u may need to adjust the heat on the pad depending on how warm the tank needs to be

by the way if this wont work for u, u can buy a powerful desk light and have it shine into the tank from above, they get quite warm

 

[Danno]

@ rykitten : Thanks alot for your help I think I will buy like....8 of those heathers

@GuppyDude: Thanks for you suggestion but I think that a heating pad wont work in my scenerio, since I herd that those pads will start fires in houses due to over use of the pad Thanks though for the other solution

 

[White Whale]

You can try this palm/nano filter for your tanks. I run two of them for my planted 2.5g.

 

[gale]

Check online. Drs Foster & Smith has a mini heater designed for 2-5 gal tanks and I would expect other pet websites would too.

 

[Danno]

Itty Bitty Betta,
How far does that stick off of the top of the tank. Err...The inches of filter plasic that is off of the very top of the tank. I have only about 1 inch clearance..

 

[Danno]

*bump bump* im putting a order in tonight i need some help on the measurment >_<

 

[wuvmybetta]

I just gave my filters like that away,so I can't give you exact measurement's. But to the best of my recollection they are right at an inch or so.

 

[Apache]

I have a small heater (for 2 - 5 gal) from Wal-mart for my boy's 2 gal tank. Inexpensive and works well. My house temp stays around 70, and his tank stays at about 74.